New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-27
DAKOTA TERRI ORIAL NEWS.


& Marshall McC lure, formerly OF James
town, will begin the publication. OF
the Minot Tribune.
Kate Maloney, who was burned in
the Huron prairie fires, is dead.
Fargo will have new college, under
the auspices of the Congregational
denomination.
A board Of trade has been formed
at Sioux Falls.
The postofice at Maitland, Doug
lass county, and Starr, Hutchinson
county, have been discontinued.
The Hicks rask Hardware COM
pany, Aberdeen, which recently as
signed, will resume business.
Frank E. Stevens, ex-county treasur-
er, on trial at Huron for embezzle-
ment, was found not guilty.
Hereafter thirds Of the liquor
license fund OF Fargo will 60 to the
city for general purposes.
Sioux Falls petitions the postmas-
ter-general for a free city delivery, and
is endeavoring to raise money for a
$3O, 900 board Of trade building.
It is reported that the st. Paul COM
pany intends to build to. Bismark this
year. Surveying parties employed by
the road ran several lines into the city
five or six years ago. tits stated that
the railroad company is negotiating
for real estate is Bismarck for termin-
al facilities.
w. w. Anderson, agent at Crow
Creek. declares that no settlers were
removed except those living on the
Big Bend district, who, have been twice
notified to vacate. Failing to comply
| troops were ordered to remove them.
| The object is to secure the district a
government pasture. No other on the
reservation have at any time received
personal notice to vacate.
Directors Of the territorial peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls held a special
| meeting to elect a warden, having
| come to an agreement. Daniel G. Gid
| den was elected by vote of three out
of five.
The board OF directors OF the North
Dakota penitentiary met at Bismarck
and org anized, by the election OF j. A.
| McCabe, one OF the new Democratic
appoints OF the chairman.
Railroad Commissioners Boynton
has moved his family to Canton and
will hereafter make that city his head
| quarters.
Louis sand Annie Gilbertson, husband
and wife, of Grand Forks, aged sixty
and fifty mine years respectively, were
adjudged insane and sent to James
| town asylum.
| George Johnston, resident of Dav-
ison county since 1880, died at Mount
Vernon, aged eighty-fve years. He
was the father of George A. Johnston
of Mi tchell and E. S. Johnston, OF the
Mount Vernon Gazette.
A special agent from the general
land Office is at Brookings with a list
1 of forty five suspended entries and the
register of deeds is making an abstract
in each case to besent to Washington.
They are all claims proved up under
/ the act of June 1, 1880, which did not
require residence.
At Fargo contract was entered
! into with the Star Iron Tower COM
pany OF Fort Wayne for the the con-
struction of a third electric tower to
be completed in a month.
Gen. Ruger said in st. Paul that all
that he knew about the movement Of
troops from Fort Sully on to the
/ Winnebago and Crow Creek agencies
was that the agent had asked for the
military under the old order of a year
ago, and that the officer commanding
had sent him company. AS to the
report that the settlers on the reser-
walton would be shot if they did not
leave, he said that it was bosh.
The Merchants National bank at
Deadwood reopened with abundant
funds. The surplus has been increased
to $s5. 900.
!. Fears are apprehehded Of the safety
OF William Cannon, postmaster at
Fort Abraham Lincoln. Cannon is a
4 director OF the First National Bank Of
Mandan, and owns considerable prop.
erty. His credit and reputation are
i frst-class. He is fifty years OF age and
unmarried. 1t is feared that temper
airy alteration OF mind led him to wan.
der away.
At Jamestown, the new artesian
i well was measured by the committee
and found to be 1,476 1-2 feet deep
/ The pressure was again tested with the
! result as before, los pounds. The
success OF the well will probably re
suit in sinking two more a railroad
| well and one at the asylum